Nazia Hassan (Urdu: نازیہ حسن) (April 3, 1965 August 13, 2000[1]) was an iconic Pakistani pop singer. Her song "Aap Jaisa Koi" from the film Qurbani made her a legend and pop icon in Pakistan and all of South Asia in the 80s where she is admired and loved even today, several years after her death
Early life and Career
Nazia Hassan was born in Karachi, Pakistan and from an early age showed interest in music.[2] Nazia's professional career started at the age of fifteen when she provided the lead vocals for the song Aap Jaisa Koi from a Bollywood film titled Qurbani (1980), by Indian producer-director Feroz Khan. Nazia was introduced to Feroz by his friend in the United Kingdom The song was a huge success in India and despite Nazia being a Pakistani, she gained overnight fame there.[3]
She then collaborated with Biddu, a UK-based Indian music producer who was also the composer of Aap Jaisa Koi, on numerous other projects. Biddu had previously made several hit-songs for various singers like Tina Charles and Carl Douglas. In 1981, Biddu released Nazia's first mega-hit, Disco Deewane. The album broke record sales in Pakistan and India and even topped the charts in the West Indies, Latin America and Russia. Her later albums also had vocals of her brother, Zoheb Hassan. These included Star/Boom Boom (1982), Young Tarang (1984), Hotline (1987), and Camera Camera (1992). Nazia and Zoheb appeared with music maestro Sohail Rana's Pakistani television program for children, "Sung Sung". In 1988, Nazia and Zoheb also hosted the groundbreaking show Music '89 produced by Shoaib Mansoor.
After the huge success of their music, selling millions of albums worldwide, EMI Music International also Nazia and Zoheb, making them as the first South Asian artists to be signed by an international music label.
Nazia and Zoheb's television interviews were shown on TV in India, Pakistan, Dubai, UK (big names like David Soul, David Essex, Zia Mohiuddin conducted the interviews on BBC, ITV, Channel 4 etc) and many other countries.
'Made in India' controversy
In early-1990s, Indian composer Biddu, with whom Nazia had collaborated on numerous projects, composed a song titled "Made in India" and wanted Nazia to provide lead vocals for it. However, Nazia turned the offer down. She told song-writer and music director Biddu that she could not bring herself to sing something that was likely to offend Pakistanis. Despite Nazia being a Pakistani, she was able to gain immense popularity in India too and was also a recipient of the prestigious Filmfare Award.
The song was eventually offered to Indian singer Alisha Chinai. The song was a huge success and is considered to mark the beginning of the era of Indipop
Nazia's Family
Nazias father Mr. Basir Hassan is a known businessman and her mother Mrs. Muneezeh Basir was an active social worker in her youth. Nazias grandfather and Basir Hassans father, Nawab Syed Saghiruddin Hassan was the President & Vice President of Muslim League, Delhi and owners of the 1st Ginning Mill in Multan, Pakistan. Some of their friends included Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan and Justice Wajihuddin.
Nazias great grandfather, Khan Bahadur Syed Basiruddin Hassan was very active in social work. He was the founder of Anjuman-e-Himayat-e-Islam, Governor of Lady Dufferin Hospital, and Trustee of Fateh Puri Mosque and built seven primary schools in Delhi.
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god bless her soul , wherever she is .. one of the most charismatic young singers to hit the pop scene in the 80's... this song is pure nostalgia ...
venkeeful 4 months ago
SSSHHHEEE IS THE PIONEER OF THE MODERN FEMALE SINGERS AND FIRST EVER IN ASIA WITH ROCKING VIDEO SONGS, AND WILL ALWAYS SHINE LIKE A SUN STAR ON THE HORIZON OF PAK MUSIC, MAY HER SOUL IN REST AND PEACE AAMEEN....
hafizfuaad000 1 year ago 2
wonderful song
kingkashif 1 year ago
Very beautiful *****
AsMUSICASdoMUNDO 1 year ago